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CVE-2022-22977

VMware Tools for Windows(12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative local user privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

  • Published: May 24, 2022
  • Updated: Apr 14, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2022-22977
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

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Software From Fixed in
vmware / tools 10.0.0 10.3.24.x
vmware / tools 11.0.0 11.3.5.x
vmware / tools 12.0.0 12.0.5